Phytoseiidae (family)

biocontrol

• This entity is the subject of biocontrol on Frankliniella occidentalis (Californische trips) · effect: beneficial

  “pollen provision can greatly improve the control of thrips by predatory mites even though pollen was fed upon by the prey as well as by the predator”

  preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
  Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A. (2004) · Ecological Engineering for Pest Management: Advances in Habitat Manipulation for Arthropods · p. 86 #6492556
• This entity is the subject of biocontrol on Bemisia tabaci (Cotton whitefly, Sweet potato whitefly, Tobacco Whitefly) · effect: beneficial

  “predatory mites, predatory thrips, lacewings”

  preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
  Macharia J., Titley M., Aloyce A., Samali S. (2016) · Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices for whitefly in tomato, pepper, chili and eggplant crops in Africa · p. 3 #6496136
• This entity is the subject of biocontrol on Tetranychus spp. · effect: beneficial

  “Predatory mites keep populations of spider mites in check”

  preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
  Tsatsia H., Jackson G. · Pests and Diseases of Agricultural Crops in the Solomon Islands - Extension Fact Sheets #6496256